Rig Veda 8.3.20: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 20
Sukta 8.3
निरग्नयो रुरुचुर्निरु सूर्यो निः सोम इन्द्रियो रसः । निरन्तरिक्षादधमो महामहिं कृषे तदिन्द्र पौंस्यम् ॥
nír agnáyo rurucuḥ nír u sū́ryo níḥ sóma indriyó ráso | nír antárikṣād adhamo mahā́m áhíṃ kṛṣé tád indra paúṃsyam ||
Forth shone the fires; forth rose the Sun; forth flowed the Soma, the sap of Indra-power. You dragged out from the mid-world the great Serpent from below—this, O Indra, is your manhood-force, your victorious potency.
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